Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days, Programs for Visitors with Disabilities)Search for events by program type or date.en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://www.metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpgEvents at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days, Programs for Visitors with Disabilities)http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-dementia-and-their-care-partners/met-escapes-gallery-tour?eid=A055_%7b69C1316D-A36C-4C61-9074-94617A844B13%7d_20150210175107http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/programs-for-visitors-with-disabilities/visitors-with-dementia-and-their-care-partners/met-escapes-gallery-tour?eid=A055_%7b69C1316D-A36C-4C61-9074-94617A844B13%7d_20150210175107Met Escapes—Gallery Tour<p class="small-text date-text">Program for Visitors with Dementia and Their Care Partners</p>​We invite individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners, to participate in discussions, handling sessions, art-making, and other interactive and multisensory activities in the galleries and in the classroom.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Monday, August 3, 2:00&ndash;3:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; reservations are required</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/exhibition-tour-navigating-the-west?eid=A002_%7bDA99CCBC-BC83-463B-B644-903DE882CB21%7d_20150421120136http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/exhibition-tour-navigating-the-west?eid=A002_%7bDA99CCBC-BC83-463B-B644-903DE882CB21%7d_20150421120136Exhibition Tour—Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Dive into George Caleb Bingham's iconic paintings of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Tuesday, August 4, 10:30&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission, though stickers are required</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/conversations-with-curators-and-conservators/siren?eid=A001_%7bB736347C-64F0-4D2E-89B6-63A199F2F862%7d_20150417100247http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/conversations-with-curators-and-conservators/siren?eid=A001_%7bB736347C-64F0-4D2E-89B6-63A199F2F862%7d_20150417100247Conversation with a Curator—Siren, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts<p class="small-text date-text">Conversation with a Curator or Conservator</p>​Experience a lively dialogue with a curator.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Thursday, August 6, 11:00&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/touch-friday?eid=A001_%7b0291E2C3-53CD-4B80-AA90-5B8ED77DC1BF%7d_20150420103738http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/touch-friday?eid=A001_%7b0291E2C3-53CD-4B80-AA90-5B8ED77DC1BF%7d_20150420103738MetFridays—Touch but Don't Touch: Illusions of Texture in Painting<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Examine painted illusion in three works made by American and European artists.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Friday, August 7, 6:30&ndash;7:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/discovering-japanese-art?eid=A008_%7bCCA5E05E-DFB2-4D71-979A-A3098F7CB042%7d_20150326161930http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/discovering-japanese-art?eid=A008_%7bCCA5E05E-DFB2-4D71-979A-A3098F7CB042%7d_20150326161930Exhibition Tour—Discovering Japanese Art: American Collectors and the Met<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Discover the history of the Japanese art collections at the Met.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Saturday, August 8, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/gold-and-goldworking?eid=A003_%7b8AF3B22E-8692-445A-BBED-9EDCCFA083A6%7d_20150417105313http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/gold-and-goldworking?eid=A003_%7b8AF3B22E-8692-445A-BBED-9EDCCFA083A6%7d_20150417105313Gold and Goldworking in the Ancient Andes<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Explore dazzling gold objects from ancient Peru and other Andean countries.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Saturday, August 8, 4:00&ndash;5:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>